Holder for telephone-receivers.



C. R. PHILLIPS. B `FOR TELEPHONE REGEIVBRS. y APPLIOATION FILED ooT.9,19os.

HOLDE QSQAQ C. R. PHILLIPS.

HOLDER FOR TELEPHONE RECEIVERS.

APPLIGATION FILED 00T. 9, 1909.

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CORNELIUS R. PHILLIPS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO J. COOK AND ONE-HALF TO JEROME B. FELHEIMER, BOTH OF PHILADEL Him, PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. o, 1910.

A iplicatioii filed October 9, 1909. Serial No. 521,795.

To all lwhom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CoRNELiUs R. PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Holders for Telephone`Receivers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in holders for telephone receivers, and has for its object to provide a simple and effective device of this description which may be attached to a desk or other telephone instrument and support the receiver in such manner as to permit the latter to readil brought to the ear of the person using t e telephone without the necessity of holding the receiver in the hand, and a Ifurther object of my invention is that when the receiver is out of ilse a backward movement .of the holder will depress thev describe its construction in detail, referring by letter to the accompanyin drawing forming a part of this speci cation, in which'- Figure 1 is an elevation of a desk telephone instrument showing my improved holder attached thereto, the full lines showing the closed position ofthe holder and the Fig. 2, an elevation of the older, a portion of the swinging arm being in section to clearly show the construction and arrangement of the parts, and Fig. 3, a plan view of the device.

In carrying out myinvention as here embodied, A represents a base plate which is adapted to receive the bottom of the telephone instrument B and be clamped thereto y the set screws C as will be readily understood. This base plate has an olf set exten.-v`

sion or lug D, to the under side of which` is,

secured the block E and to the upper side ed and slotted and has run thereon the knurled nut I through which passes the set screw J by which arrangement thesupporting rod K may be-clamped in any adjustment for the purpose set forth. .The supporting rod is curved outward and 4has threaded upon its outer end -a tip L, to

which in turn is pivoted the two spring.

members of the clamp M by means of the screw N, on which is run the jam nut O so as to bind the members of this clamp in any adjustment.

P representsa bracket arm which is adjustably secured to the tube H by` the screw Q' in order that it may be set at any height or at any angle upon the tube and between the sides of this arm is secured the locking spring R at S, and t..is spring is so bent as to form the space R for einbracinfr the switch hook and extending downward orms the finger piece or handle R2 by which it is manipulated. I

In practice the telephone instrument is placed upon the base plate A and secured thereto as before described, after which the receiver is placed in the clamp' M and the latter so set as to firmly hold the receiver in proper position, which in conjunction with the turning of the supporting rod K in the tube H and the raising and owering of said rod, any adjustment may be had to hold the receiver in any desired position, so that when the tube H is swung forward the receiver will be in proper position for the vear of the operator; the tube being stopped 'in its outward swinging movement by the heel g striking against the upper surface of the block F. lWhen the tube H is swund backward the bracket arm P is so adjusted that it will come in contactwith and press down the switch hook of the telephone instrument, 'and during this movement the spring R will ride over said switch hook until thespace R embraces said hook, thus locking the tube againstoutward movement j 105 and also locking the .switch hook against elevation. When in this position 1t will be evident that the telephone is out of use, so

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' that should the holder carrying the receiver the most casual observation would detect the fact that the instrument hud been lett open. lVlien it is desired to use the telephone, u slight pressure upuiird on the finger piece R2 will unlock the bracket erm l) from the to said oft' set, a tube pvoted to said block, :i supporting,r rod adjustably secured in the tube, said rod being bent outward, a s ring,r

chimp carried by the outer end of sui rod for holding the receiver, a bracket zirm adjustubly secured tothe tube, :i spring sereceiver hook perinittingithe holder lo be drawn foi-wurd to the position shown inh dot-ted lines in Fig. l, where the receiver is ready for use. A

Among the iidvnntuges of my improveinent is the fuct that the receiver does noi have to be held in the hund, thusI leuviirch both hands free for u'ritiir;l or other work While holding the eur lo the telephone. :md another advantage is that il im be iuljusled to en v st vle of desk telephone und mu)` also be idupted to wzill telephones by .sub` stitutiiig for the buse pluie n brut-kel which may be screwed to the willi or to the side ol the instrument.

`Ifl'hile l do not Wish to be limited lo the exact detuiis of construction here set ioi'ib. l prefer that the block l'l slzull either be oil rubber. felt or other eushiouinominieriul. or else the bottom thereof be eoveredeu'itli such mater-inl.

Haviii thus fully described my invention, what eeim :is new und useful, is-

l. In combination with a telephone instrument, n plate for attachment to suid iustruinentv. n pivoted tube carried by/suiil plate, u bracket firm iidjustslbl f secured 'upon the tube, :i locking spring secured to the urm so es to engage with sind lock the switch hook of the telephone instrument in its levy'- ered Iposition, a supportingrod udjuslubly secured in the tube, und a chimp eurried by the outer end ofthe supporting rod :idupted to hold the receiver, :is specified. i

in combination with e telephone instrui'iieiit, a brise plate adapted to be clamped to the telephone instrument, :in oil' set orined `with the base plate, u block secured cured between the sides of said zirni, said spring` being so bent :1s to torni zi lock tor engagement with the receiver hook of the telephone instrument, und a linger piece also' iorined with the spring for unlocking the device, :is specified. Y

rl`he herein described combination of a buse plate, means for clamping said plate to the bottom o1 ii telephone instrument, an oliA set formed. With the plate, a cushioniiw block secured tothe under side of the o set, 2i metal block secured to the upper side ot' the oil' set, u socket Apivoted to the last named block in such manner :is to allow for the outward swing ol sni'd socket, a tube secured to the socket, the upper end of said tube being split und ihreiulcd, a nut run upon seid split end, u supporting rod itted within said tube so us to be udjustable therein, u set screw tlirezuled through the nut to 'hold the rod in any adjustment, n tip Secured upon the outer end of the rod, a spring i cl lmp secured to the tip for holdingz,r the receiver ol' u telephone instruii'ient, ufbizicket :irm :uljustubly secured upon the tube, ineens for holding sziid erin in any adjustment upon seid tube, :1nd u spring lock secured to the iirm und adapted to engage and lock the receiver hook, us und for the purpose set forth. A

In testimony whereof', I have hereunto :ulixed in v sig'iinturc in the presence oi two i subscribing; witnesses.

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